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Household of Fergus Robertson (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Fergus Robertson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fergus Robertson, born in 1835 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Fergus was the head of the household, married to Marjory Robertson, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elspeth (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Marjory (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Fergus's Servant, Elizabeth Ritchie, born in 1863 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Fergus Robertson's household

Male

Fergus

Robertson

Head
Female

Marjory

Robertson

Wife
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Elspeth

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Servant
First name(s) Fergus
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fergus

Robertson

Head

Married

46

1835

Perthshire, Scotland

Marjory

Robertson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Robertson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elspeth

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marjory

Robertson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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